HC Deb 08 July 2002 vol 388 c737W
29. Richard Ottaway

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the level of violent crime against elderly people. [64775]

Mr. Denham

The Government shares the profound revulsion which is caused by crimes against elderly people, and is determined to ensure that even the most vulnerable people can feel safe both in their homes or out in their neighbourhood. The latest British Crime Survey (BCS) published last year does not separately identify the level of violent crime against elderly people. However, the BCS did show that the risk of elderly men becoming victims of violence was less than 0.5 per cent. and that the corresponding risk for women was about 0.6 per cent.

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